Prop it up on a table for laptop-style use, or even on your lap, though the edge of the kickstand still isn't that comfortable when balanced on your knees. The built-in kickstand around back lets you Since 1982, PCMag has tested and rated thousands of products to help you make better buying decisions. ![]() The Surface 3 measures 10.52 by 7.36 by 0.34 inches (HWD), and weighs 1.4 pounds, making it lighter and easier to tote than its Pro counterpart, and putting it in the same weight-class as the Toshiba Encore 2 Write. The 10.8-inch display is obviously smaller than the 12-inch Surface Pro 3, but it's actually a better size in some ways. In fact, it looks just like the Surface Pro 3, but a bit smaller, with the same magnesium-alloy construction and bare-metal finish. The Surface 3 will look familiar to anyone who has seen another Surface tablet, whether it's in person, or in Microsoft's kaleidoscopic new TV spots. Microsoft's newest tablet, the Surface 3 ($599, 128GB), is an excellent, more-affordable follow-up to the Surface Pro 3, but in a market that's filled with inexpensive Windows tablets-like the Editors' Choice Toshiba Encore 2 Write ( at Amazon) (Opens in a new window)-a well-made tablet at a moderately affordable price isn't enough to take the top prize. Then the Microsoft Surface Pro 3 ($779.00 at Amazon) (Opens in a new window) was built to prove that a full-featured Windows tablet could replace your laptop without missing a beat. In 2013, the first Microsoft Surface was seen as Redmond's answer to the Apple iPad ( at Amazon) (Opens in a new window), proving that Windows could hold its own against the iPad and a flood of Android tablets.
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